Mr. Geoffrey Otieno
Board Chairman and non-executive
Geoffrey Otieno is an International Strategy and Business Development Consultant working for Enreal Limited, a company he founded eight years ago in Nairobi, Kenya. Prior to fully engaging at Enreal, he was at Sproxil East Africa Limited as Country Director, prior to that, a Director of Nokia Corporation looking after various African countries. Mr Otieno has also
worked for Microsoft Corporation and Eastman Kodak Corporation in various roles across many countries in the world.
He has conducted research on strategies that manufacturers use to fight counterfeits and will soon publish his findings. Mr. Otieno earned his undergraduate degree in Commerce (Business Administration) from the University of Nairobi, an MBA from Strathmore Business School, and a Certificate in French from Alliance Francaise, Nairobi. He is currently pursuing his PhD in Strategy. Mr Otieno is fluent in English, French and Swahili.
Apart from Enreal Limited, Mr Otieno also volunteers as a coach on bidnetwork to help SMEs grow their businesses. Mr Otieno has served on several boards in various companies in Kenya. He is a family man with a wife and four children. He loves soccer and chess.
Mr. Geoffrey Otieno
Managing Director
Romeo Bugyei is the Managing Director of IT Consortium. He has over 20 years of executive leadership experience in consulting, insurance and technology spaces. With his experience, he has contributed to the success and technology transformation of many companies. Romeo has led the transformation of IT Consortium into one of the foremost Financial Technology (FinTech) companies in Ghana and beyond. Romeo Bugyei currently chairs the Governing Council of the Technology Chamber of Ghana. He has a deep understanding of the Fintech space and has been a voice on many issues pertaining to the digitization of the financial ecosystem. He is also passionate about providing solutions and tools that facilitate financial inclusion.
Prior to IT Consortium, he was the Head of Information Systems Department at SIC Insurance Company Ltd and Group Manager for Software and Communication at TSS Limited.
Romeo has an MPhil in computer science and application from the Shanghai University of Science and Technology from the People’s Republic of China and holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi – Ghana.